It's HHQ-9, so just a sea variant of the land based HQ-9.
The missile have potential to be more miniaturised given its range.
I wish the next gen destroyer will have hot launched system like those for type 054A but for longer ranged missiles.
Sometimes it's more convenient to launch missiles...
^^^ Is that for the new warship or for the current type 052c.
I would imagine you need a fair more power for 4000 extra tonnes. Is there an improved variant?
Also is the PLAN considering an integrated electric propulsion system?
^^^ That was reportedly tested around 1995, which is prob. around the time US started test flying F-22s with 2D TVC.
They do stuff to stay relevant in the field.
Unify ASEAN? Political alliance, or annexation? Taiwan? That is some dream. ROCN is a match for VN, and in this special case expect China to be on Taiwan's side.
You are trying to compare what one does with technology to technology itself. China is about late 80's US militarily if not closer by Army and maybe airforce. Navy is a bit behind but catching up.
You defeated US? Or did they just walked away? At what price? You did it completely on your own...
Dunno about China but when I was little/back in Taiwan it was flooded with Japanese manga, popular ones like Slamdunk and the all famous dragonball and also the slapstick like Crayon Shin Chan.
There were also genre from HK and Taiwan itself but they tends to be narrower and more serious...